Profit and Loss Questions Practice Question and Answer

Q:

By selling 25 m of cloth a man gains the selling price of 5 m of cloth. Find the gain percent?

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    25 %
    Correct
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    20 %
    Correct
    Wrong
  • 3
    30 %
    Correct
    Wrong
  • 4
    22 %
    Correct
    Wrong
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Answer : 1. "25 %"

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Directions: Study the information given below and answer the questions that follow.
An article was bought for Rs. 5600. Its price was marked up by 12%. Thereafter it was sold at a discount of 5% on the marked price.

What was the percent profit on the transaction?

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    6.8%
    Correct
    Wrong
  • 2
    6.3%
    Correct
    Wrong
  • 3
    6.4 %
    Correct
    Wrong
  • 4
    6.6 %
    Correct
    Wrong
  • 5
    6.2%
    Correct
    Wrong
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Answer : 3. "6.4 %"

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Bananas are bought at 3 for Rs. 2 and sold at 5 for Rs. 4. Find the gain or loss percent.

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    25%
    Correct
    Wrong
  • 2
    20%
    Correct
    Wrong
  • 3
    30%
    Correct
    Wrong
  • 4
    15%
    Correct
    Wrong
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Answer : 2. "20% "

Q:

An article is sold at a profit of 25 %. If the selling price is doubled, the profit % will be: 

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    100%
    Correct
    Wrong
  • 2
    50%
    Correct
    Wrong
  • 3
    200%
    Correct
    Wrong
  • 4
    150%
    Correct
    Wrong
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Answer : 4. "150% "

Q:

Cost price of 25 chairs equals the selling price of 20 chairs. Find the profit %.

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    20%
    Correct
    Wrong
  • 2
    33%
    Correct
    Wrong
  • 3
    25%
    Correct
    Wrong
  • 4
    12.5%
    Correct
    Wrong
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Answer : 3. "25%"

Q:

A shopkeeper marks an article 24% above its cost price and allows a 15% discount on the marked price. If he earns a profit of Rs. 27 by selling the article, then the selling price of the article is:

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    Rs. 522
    Correct
    Wrong
  • 2
    Rs. 508
    Correct
    Wrong
  • 3
    Rs. 527
    Correct
    Wrong
  • 4
    Rs. 517
    Correct
    Wrong
  • 5
    Rs. 817
    Correct
    Wrong
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Answer : 3. "Rs. 527"

Q:

The selling price of 5 articles is the same as the cost price of 3 articles. The gain or loss is 

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    20% gain
    Correct
    Wrong
  • 2
    25% gain
    Correct
    Wrong
  • 3
    33.33% loss
    Correct
    Wrong
  • 4
    40% loss
    Correct
    Wrong
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Answer : 4. "40% loss "

Q:

The difference between the selling prices of an article at a profit of 15% and at a profit of 10% is Rs.10. The cost price of the article is -

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    Rs.150
    Correct
    Wrong
  • 2
    Rs.200
    Correct
    Wrong
  • 3
    Rs.100
    Correct
    Wrong
  • 4
    Rs.120
    Correct
    Wrong
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Answer : 2. "Rs.200"

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